I've been slimed!

[stuart]

What would have been a wonderful Easter weekend to the Texas Hill country ended in tragedy. The bluebonnets were spectacular, the beer was cold and the kids reasonably well behaved for an 800+ mile weekend road trip.

All was in place for a successful trip when this morning as I was to pack the wag for the 5 hour drive north and home to Dallas I came upon a horrific sight.....a full gallon of Lucas Oil Stabilizer had come open and emptied overnight into the cargo area of my baby. Of course being a typical male I had backed into the parking space at the motel the previous night. Oh don't over look that the parking space was on an INCLINE! Good ole' gravity allowed the gooey stuff to seep into the foot well of the rear passenger area!

So now I'm wondering if ther is any way to compleltely remove this syrup from the carpet or am I faced with new wall-to-wall? If so is there a company out there making a factory look replacement?

Sad...so sad http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/frown.gif

Any help is greatly appreciated, Stuart

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[WillyPete]

i think you can find replacement carpet on ebay. search using "wagoneer" and you should find some stuff.

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[Thomas DeBusk]

I capsized a large full cup of soda into the driver's footwell of my car recently. A bucket of hot soapy water, a couple more to rinse with, and a wet/dry vac that will suck up liquids did the trick. That side is now much cleaner than the passenger side.

I parked the car nose-downhill where the water would puddle without running under the carpet elsewhere. I know oil's worse, but I suggest trying something like that, or maybe completely removing the carpet and soaping it down good before you go replacing it. At least it's clean oil.

[irbob]

Lots of Simple Green, water and a shop vac and you'll be back in buisiness. Soak up as much of the goo as possible. Spray the area with SG and scrub it with a stiff brush. Now is the scarry part. Get a water hose and spray the carpet while vacuuming at the same time. The trick is to get a lot of water flowing into and out of your rug to get all the soapy goo out of the carpet. Just don't let the water puddle up and sit on the rug. Good luck. Worst case...you'll have to replace the rug but try to save it first if it's worth it. Later, Bob

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[Mud Thrasher]

Just drill a couple of holes in the floor board the size of Texas and that way it'll look like mine. http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/eek.gif

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[SpruceMoose]

how about something that is a solvent for oil, such as mineral spirits? test the carpet first! a gallon of spirits is only a few dollars. then follow up with simple green.

[stuart]

Thanks for all the input, the initial shock is over and I did some cleanup last night. I'll remove the carpet today and take it to the "Quarter Wash" and try the solvent and simple green method.

I did find the website and phone number for Lucas last night and they have a message from me inquiring advice also.

By the way I found replacement carpets sold by a company called Auto Custom Carpets. They claim to make factory appearing replacements for the GW and prices seem resonable. Passenger area is $140, total vehicle including cargo area and mats $275. I'm waiting on response to an email to them to confirm the carpet will have the same pile. Any one interested in checking them out try
www.accmats.com (http://www.accmats.com)

Thanks again to all who offered advice, Stuart.

[PAJEEPER]

I've got suff that would take it out for sure its called Tornado. I dont know if you can get it there but it works great at getting oil off of anything! The only cleaner that is similar is Castrol Super Clean. Get a bottle of it and spray the oil soaked area real good. I think you could use it full strength but try a little first. Then scrub and hose it for a while. Good luck!!

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[alli3]

two things i've always used was either engine degreaser and/or barrimans(?)b-12 carb
cleaner-
i'd try the degreaser- alleast its a foam and scrub and rinse
the carb cleaner you need to test 1st if you don't know how much or if any of the carpet is plastic content- it will melt it-
but its gotten grease out of my silk blouse with out a strand being damaged-
i hope you get it out!!!

alli

[tuckers89GW]

All I can say is OXY CLEAN man OXY CLEAN. Supposedly that will take out anything!!! You can now get it at Wal-Mart. Haven't actually tried it thought.

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[desert_freak]

Grease out of your silk blouse? I'm not going to ask! Maybe you could talk to my wife and tell her how great GW are, she thinks their ugly.
Great advice, I love B-12 that stuff has some REAL solvents in it, no eco friendly stuff in there.

Patrick


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[jeepster70]

I would soak it good with warm water and Murphy's Oil Soap, then use a handheld carpet shampooer to scrub it out and suck it up. It will never be 'good as new', but it's cheaper than new W2W carpet.
I did a similar clean-up on a large amount of bacon grease (don't ask), and it worked
pretty good.